Famine - (Modern Plays) by Tom Murphy (Paperback)

Name: Famine - (Modern Plays) by Tom Murphy (Paperback)
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"A major statement by a major Irish playwright" (Irish Times) Famine portrays the Great Hunger of the Irish in 1840s, with fresh pathos and insight.
About the Author: Tom Murphy's work includes A Whistle in the Dark, Famine, The Morning After Optimism, The Sanctuary Lamp, Conversations on a Homecomnig, The Gigli Concert, Bailegangaire, Too Late for Logic, She Stoop s to Folly and The Wake.
96 Pages
Drama, European
Series Name: Modern Plays

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The macabre business of blight and death, of wakes and murder, of poisoned love and lost hope, and the scandal of an emigration policy that was in effect one of transportation, and include some of the modern Irish theatre's most powerful and poetic scenes.

Book Synopsis

"A major statement by a major Irish playwright" (Irish Times)

Famine portrays the Great Hunger of the Irish in 1840s, with fresh pathos and insight. "The macabre business of blight and death, of wakes and murder, of poisoned love and lost hope, and the scandal of an emigration policy that was in effect one of transportation...are some of the modern Irish theatre's most powerful and poetic scenes." (Observer)"A classic...Murphy's script burns through to the very soul of all of us" (Irish Independent)

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"A major statement by a major Irish playwright" --Irish Times

"A classic...Murphy's script burns through to the very soul of all of us" --Irish Independent

About the Author

Tom Murphy's work includes A Whistle in the Dark, Famine, The Morning After Optimism, The Sanctuary Lamp, Conversations on a Homecomnig, The Gigli Concert, Bailegangaire, Too Late for Logic, She Stoop s to Folly and The Wake. His career has been markedly associated with the Irish National Theatre (th e Abbey Theatre). He was born in Tuam, Co. Galway. He lives in Dublin.

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Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)

Weight: .25 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 96

Genre: Drama

Sub-Genre: European

Series Title: Modern Plays

Publisher: Methuen Drama

Theme: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Format: Paperback

Author: Tom Murphy

Language: English

Street Date: October 11, 2006

TCIN: 1007768002

UPC: 9780413771230

Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-4830

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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